News & Reports 2012-03-11

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionMourners gather in the Japanese city of Sendai for the one year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 19,000 people in northeastern Ja

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阿美在看完电影后，看到第二天放映《人鬼情未了》的海报，这是妈妈最喜欢的电影，因此她当即为爸爸妈妈买了两张电影票。那么爸爸妈妈到底有没有去看电影呢？ Listen Read Learn (Dad and Mom walk to the cinema to see Ghost.) Dad: Ghost will be on at 6:30. It's a

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工作计划会 Meeting of Work Plan 咱们现在就开始干吧。 Let's get started now. A: What do you think of the new work plan? B: We all accept.Let's get started now. 接着说 go on talking about this A: Smith,would you like to take it from h

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Google Giving Money to Groups That Help People Find Jobs Google is offering financial assistance to groups that can help people get the skills and connections they need to find jobs. Jacquelline Fuller is president of Google.org. On Wednesday, she sa

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One thing to know about the Middle East 关于中东需要知道的一件事, is that nearly every family has access to affordable domestic help. 就是几乎每个家庭都能找到可负担费用的家务代理。 The challenge therefore becomes ho

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For men, participating in child rearing fosters the development of patience, empathy, and adaptability, 对于男性，更多参与孩子的养育过程也能够培养自己的耐心、同情心和适应能力， characteristics that benefit all of t

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Simon, Canada speaker OK, so what is typical workday for me, basically come home from work and I place a lot of importance on dinner so I try to make something nice for dinner and then after that I basically listen to my girlfriend complain and argue

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